Although iPhones have many advantages, they leave something to be desired in terms of battery life. In many cases, the "low battery" warnings can save you from disastrous situations, if you have the phone in close proximity to hear them. If you keep forgetting your phone in a jacket or in a bag, then you have a high chance of finding it with a dead battery. iBetterCharge can prevent such situations, even if your phone is in another room. It displays on-screen messages, on computers and laptops, when a nearby iPhone is running low on power. If you forget to charge your phone, this simple application will let you know that its battery is about to die.

iBetterCharge is available for Windows and Mac OS X platforms and it works with all modern iPhone models. The application is absolutely free and you can have it up and running in no time. It does not require any additional software, like iTunes, and it doesn't have any significant impact on a computer's performance.

The application can be used by anyone, from experts to novice users, due to its out of the box functionality. All you have to do is run iBetterCharge and connect your iPhone with a USB cable. The application will recognize and remember your device automatically. If your phone and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network or if the phone is connected directly to a laptop, via Wi-Fi, the application will warn you if the phone's battery is running low, by playing a sound and displaying a message, in the upper right corner of the screen.

A tabbed settings menu can be accessed through the application's system tray icon. You can enable or disable sound and pop-up notifications, animate the system tray icon and activate extensive notifications. What's more, iBetterCharge's notifications can be set to go off when a phone's battery level is below a specific level, just by dragging a slider. Depending on your choice, the application will notify you when your iPhone's battery is at 50% or when it is as low as 5%.

Pros: iBetterCharge can warn you on your computer if your iPhone is running out of power. It can monitor the battery of one or more phones, via Wi-Fi, so you don't have to keep your phone connected to the computer or anywhere near you. The best part is that you don't have to go through any initial configurations.

Cons: There are no obvious drawbacks to address.

While iBetterCharge is running on your computer, you will always know if your iPhone's battery is running low, even if your phone is in the next room.